Mary Magdalene “stood weeping outside the tomb” (John 19.11). Her tears were not just because Jesus was dead, but rather
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Jesus was thirsty: a reflection for Good Friday
Crucifixion was an awful agonising death. Yet strangely the New Testament gives few details about the torture involved. The one
Continue readingJesus uses us to build his church
Some 2000 years ago Jesus said to a handful of disciples: “I will build my church and the powers of
Continue readingLet’s be friends
“No man is an island”, declared John Donne. We are made to relate to others. “It is not good for
Continue readingMother Mary: a reflection for Mothering Sunday
Every young mother thinks her child is special. There is no other child as beautiful or as clever as her
Continue readingWill there be nothing to show that we were here?
Some months ago I revisited the town where for over 13 years I had been the pastor of the local
Continue readingLet’s study a Psalm of Ascent – Psalm 134
This term at Breakfast with the Bible we have been studying the ‘Psalms of Ascent’ (Psalm 120 – 134). I
Continue readingJesus welcomes me to come ‘Just as I am’
Just as I am, without one plea But that thy blood was shed for me, And that thou bidd’st me
Continue readingLet’s discover the Joy of the Gospel
I belong to a small home group, which currently is studying The Joy of the Gospel (Evangelii Gaudium), an amazingly
Continue readingBe like children – and trust
Sigmund Freud once wrote: “Children are completely egoistic; they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them”. In
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